A Comparison of a Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire and the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale

Pain-related disability measurement: the cultural adaptation and validation of “pain disability index (PDI)” and “pain disability questionnaire (PDQ)” among Iranian low back pain patients

  Abstract   Background: Low Back Pain (LBP) is still a medical problem in 21 st century. Having back pain and being   disabled by it are not the same thing. It is common to come across with patients who have simple back pain but surprisingly totally disabled and vice versa. In clinical practice, it is important to have a proper evaluation of disability and making a clear distinction between pa...

Response set bias, internal consistency and construct validity of the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire

The Oswestry low back pain disability questionnaire (version 1.0) Thai version.

OBJECTIVE To validate the Thai version of the Oswestry low back pain disability questionnaire. MATERIAL AND METHOD The questionnaire was translated into Thai version by two translators and some statements were adapted Back translation was performed by a language professional. The content validity was evaluated by five experts in physical medicine and rehabilitation field. The scores were calc...

Validation of the Turkish version of the Quebec back pain disability scale for patients with low back pain.

STUDY DESIGN A reliability and validity study of a translated, culturally adapted questionnaire. OBJECTIVE The aims of the present study were to translate the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (QDS) into Turkish, to perform its cross-cultural adaptation for Turkish patients with LBP, and to investigate its validity and test-retest reliability. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA As a widely used sca...

Lumbar Disc Screening Using Back Pain Questionnaires: Oswestry Low Back Pain Score, Aberdeen Low Back Pain Scale, and Acute Low Back Pain Screening Questionnaire

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the usefulness of back pain questionnaires for lumbar disc screening among Korean young males. METHODS We carried out a survey for lumbar disc screening through back pain questionnaires among the volunteers with or without back pain. Three types of back pain questionnaire (Oswestry Low Back Pain Score, Aberdeen Low Back Pain Scale, and Acute Low Back Pain Screeing Questi...